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Regulatory actions, fines, warnings, and enforcement decisions
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€75,000 Bank: Insufficient involvement of data protection officer The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on a bank. The DPA identified a conflict of interest regarding the data protection officer. In addition to his work as data… BELGIUM · ·Art. 38 Dec 16, 2021
€24,000 NBQ Technology, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined NBQ Technology, S.A.U.. A data subject filed a complaint with the DPA against the company after they had denied him a financial transaction due to… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 7, 2021
€843 Lawyer: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 843 on a lawyer for having unauthorizedly disclosed documents containing personal data of his client in the course of criminal proceedings. HUNGARY · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Dec 3, 2021
€9,000 UNIÓN FINANCIERA ASTURIANA S.A. E.F.C.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined UNIÓN FINANCIERA ASTURIANA S.A. E.F.C.. The controller had carried out a credit check on the data subject without any contractual basis for doing so.… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Nov 24, 2021
€800 Legal Person: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Czech DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 800 on a legal person. The accused did not respond to the complainant's repeated requests for copies of the telephone recordings. CZECH REPUBLIC · ·Art. 12 Nov 19, 2021
€380 Bank: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Bulgarian DPA has fined a bank EUR 380 for the unlawful transfer of personal data to third parties. BULGARIA · ·Art. 5 Oct 26, 2021
€3M CAIXABANK PAYMENTS & CONSUMER EFC, EP, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000,000 on CAIXABANK PAYMENTS & CONSUMER EFC, EP, S.A.U.. An individual had filed a complaint against the controller. The reason… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Oct 21, 2021
€78,000 Bank Millennium S.A: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Polish DPA (UODO) has imposed a fine of EUR 78,000 on Bank Millennium S.A.. The UODO had become aware of a data protection breach following a complaint against the bank. It… POLAND · ·Art. 33, 34 Oct 14, 2021
€12,500 Ultra-Technology AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has imposed a fine of EUR 12,500 on Ultra-Technology AS. Background of the fine is a complaint from a data subject who was credit-checked… NORWAY · ·Art. 6 Sep 21, 2021
€18,000 CEDICO, CENTRO DE DIAGNÓSTICO POR LA IMÁGEN, S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on CEDICO, CENTRO DE DIAGNÓSTICO POR LA IMÁGEN, S.L.. The data subject filed a complaint with the AEPD. He had requested an MRI scan of… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Sep 20, 2021
€20,000 National Bank of Greece: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on the National Bank of Greece. A data subject had filed a complaint against a company and the bank after they failed to comply… ·Art. 12, 15 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Aug 26, 2021
€120,000 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine on Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.. The reason for this had been a complaint from a person relating to a lack of authentication.… SPAIN · ·Art. 32 Aug 25, 2021
€135,000 Insurance company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The DPA of Luxembourg has imposed a fine of EUR 135,000 on an insurance company. On October 19, 2018, an employee of the controller had sent an e-mail to an uninvolved third party… LUXEMBOURG · ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Aug 5, 2021
€60,000 PRA Iberia S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined PRA Iberia S.L. EUR 60,000. A data subject had filed a complaint against the controller with the AEPD. The complaint was based on the fact that… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 15 Jul 27, 2021
€1.8M SGAM AG2R LA MONDIALE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The French DPA (CNIL) has fined private insurer SGAM AG2R LA MONDIALE EUR 1,750,000. The CNIL had carried out an inspection at the AG2R LA MONDIALE group in 2019. On this… FRANCE · ·Art. 5, 13, 14 Jul 20, 2021
€50,000 Caixabank S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on Caixabank S.A.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the DPA because he had received commercial advertising from… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jul 8, 2021
Insurance company: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The DPA has ex officio, without prior notice, conducted a direct supervision over an insurance company based in Zagreb. Upon inspection of its business facility for carrying out… CROATIA · ·Art. 13, 14 Jul 5, 2021
€35,300 Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO Hestia S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The controller had sent an email to that contained personal data of a customer to the wrong recipient. The leaked data included data such as the name, postal address of the data… POLAND · ·Art. 33, 34 Jun 21, 2021
€4,000 Avalos Consultores, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on Avalos Consultores, S.L.. The data subject, who was a client of the controller, filed a complaint with the AEPD because… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jun 2, 2021
€450,000 UWV (Dutch employee insurance service provider): Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Dutch DPA (AP) has fined UWV (the Dutch employee insurance service provider - 'Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen) EUR 450,000. The UWV had not properly secured the… THE NETHERLANDS · ·Art. 32 May 31, 2021
€39,700 BRAbank ASA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has imposed a fine of EUR 39,700 on BRAbank ASA. The controller had reported a data breach to the DPA on September 6, 2019. On the controller's… NORWAY · ·Art. 24, 32 May 28, 2021
€2,000 Banca Comercială Română S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has fined Banca Comercială Română S.A. EUR 2,000. A data subject had initiated a complaint with the DPA because the controller had used his personal… ROMANIA · ·Art. 5, 6 May 19, 2021
€95,500 Innovasjon Norge: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out several credit checks on the data… NORWAY · ·Art. 5, 6 May 18, 2021
€30,000 Allianz Compañia de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined Allianz Compañia de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. EUR 30,000. The controller had sent an invoice to the data subject although no contractual… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 May 14, 2021
€3,000 Pagamastarde S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Pagamastarde S.L.. A data subject had filed a complaint with the AEPD against the controller due to the fact that the… SPAIN · ·Art. 17, 21 Apr 27, 2021
€100,000 Financial company: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Belgian DPA (APD) has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on a financial company. A data subject had filed two complaints with the APD against the company. They were based on 20… BELGIUM · ·Art. 5, 32 Apr 26, 2021
€1M Equifax Iberica S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000,000 on Equifax Ibérica, SL. A total of 96 complaints were filed with the DPA against the controller because it had included… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6, 14 Apr 23, 2021
€1,500 Lugera & Makler Broker S.R.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) has imposed a fine of EUR 1,500 on Lugera & Makler Broker S.R.L.. The controller had accidentally destroyed data of customers of Raiffeisen Bank S.A.,… ROMANIA · ·Art. 29, 32 Apr 19, 2021
€60,000 Kutxabank, S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on Kutxabank, S.A.. Following a complaint from a former customer, claiming that the bank did not comply with his request… SPAIN · ·Art. 17 Apr 8, 2021
€2,400 Promotech Digital S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined Promotech Digital S.L. EUR 2,400 for repeatedly sending the data subject advertising SMS, even though he never subscribed or agreed to receive… SPAIN · ·Art. 21 Apr 6, 2021
€4,000 Stockhunters S.L.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000 on Stockhunters S.L.. The controller was not able to answer the data subject's requests regarding the use of his personal… SPAIN · ·Art. 13 Apr 5, 2021
€90,000 Irish Credit Bureau DAC: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Irish DPA (DPC) has imposed a fine of EUR 90,000 on Irish Credit Bureau (ICB). The fine follows a data breach reported by the controller to the DPA on August 31, 2018. The… IRELAND · ·Art. 5, 24, 25 Mar 23, 2021
€4,900 Funeda Sp. z o.o.: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority The Polish DPA (UODO) has fined Funeda Sp. z o.o. EUR 4,900 for failing to provide information requested by the DPA during an investigation. POLAND · ·Art. 31, 58 Mar 19, 2021
€3,000 Asesoría Alpi-Clúa S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on Asesoría Alpi-Clúa S.L.. A client had requested documents from the controller to submit them to the tax authorities. The… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 32 Mar 18, 2021
€12,000 NBQ Technology, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) has fined NBQ Technology, S.A.U. EUR 20,000. An identity thief had obtained the data of a third party without authorization and applied for a microcredit… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Mar 12, 2021
€50,000 Equifax Iberica S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined Equifax Iberica S.L. EUR 50,000 for a violation of Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR. The controller had added the data subject to a debtor register without… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Mar 10, 2021
€10,000 Hospital Campogrande DE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on Hospital Campogrande DE. A patient filed a complaint against the controller with the DPA. The controller had performed an… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Mar 10, 2021
€25,000 Hellenic Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Cypriot DPA imposed a fine of EUR 25,000 on Hellenic Bank. The bank had closed one of its branches in the city of Nicosia in 2015. When moving out of the space, a safe… CYPRUS · ·Art. 5, 32, 33 Mar 3, 2021
Deutsche Wohnen SE: Non-compliance with general data processing principles Originally, a fine in the amount of EUR 14.500.000 was issued against Deutsche Wohnen SE for using an archiving system for the storage of personal data of tenants that, according… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 25 ·Non-compliance with general data processing principles Feb 23, 2021
€1,000 ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest office: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest Branch. It was found that the controller had sent files to a contractual partner in… ROMANIA · ·Art. 29, 32 Feb 10, 2021
€3,000 IDFINANCE Spain, S.L.: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on IDFINANCE Spain S.L.. A person had received a debt collection email from IDFinance that contained a link for the payment of… ·Art. 5 ·Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Feb 1, 2021
€2M Caixabank S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) fined Caixabank S.A. EUR 6,000,000 for violations of Art. 6 GDPR, Art. 13 GDPR and Art. 14 GDPR. Customers of the bank were supposed to accept new privacy… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 13, 14 Jan 13, 2021
€7,250 Gveik AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined Gveik AS EUR 7,250. The controller had carried out a credit check on an individual, although there was no legal basis for doing so. NORWAY · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 7, 2021
€9,700 Lindstrand Trading AS: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) has fined Lindstrand Trading AS EUR 9,700. The controller had carried out four credit checks on individuals and individual companies, although… NORWAY · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 6, 2021
€95,500 Innovasjon Norge: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Norwegian DPA (Datatilsynet) fined the national development bank Innovasjon Norge NOK 1,000,000 (EUR 95,500). The controller had carried out four credit checks on the data… NORWAY · ·Art. 5, 6 Jan 4, 2021
€4M Bank: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security Original fine summary: The Austrian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 4,000,000 on a credit institution. The controller had stored an Excel file containing personal data, such as… AUSTRIA · ·Art. 5, 32 Jan 1, 2021
Physician: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Brandenburg imposed a fine on a physician. The father of a minor patient had filed a complaint with the DPA because the physician had transmitted numerous data on his… GERMANY ·Art. 6, 9 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Attorney: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA from Berlin has imposed a fine on an attorney. The attorney had been in dispute with a client for several years over a monetary claim. For two years, he published the… GERMANY ·Art. 5, 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
Bank employee: Insufficient legal basis for data processing An employee of a bank had regularly accessed the bank account data of a bank customer for private purposes over a period of about a year. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2021
€3,000 ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest office: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA (ANSPDCP) fined ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam - Bucharest office in the amount of EUR 3,000. The bank had contacted the data subject by e-mail for the purpose of… ROMANIA · ·Art. 5, 6 Dec 30, 2020